Yamagata Prefecture is situated in the north east part of Japan or southern part of Tohoku region of Japan. This prefecture lying along the Sea of Japan offers natural beauty via hot springs, vast agricultural lands and mountain ranges throughout the four seasons.
Although one can wish to opt for Yamagata’s famous cherry picking festival, I embraced it during winter season. In this post, I will talk about visiting Yamagata during winter season and things we enjoyed during our trip.
Being lived my whole life in hotter temperatures, snow has always fascinated me, although sometimes it gets bit scary. Our last trip was one day trip to Mount Tsukuba, though it was autumn end but started getting cold that time. After seeing many places in Japan, I can say Yamagata is one of the most serene place to visit in Japan.
This Yamagata winter travel blog and itinerary is specially for those who loves to go on an adventurous Yamagata winter trip and enjoys sports, nature and landscape photography.
JR East offers a 3-day pass especially for foreigners in Japan. We bought this pass beforehand from Tokyo station to avoid any hassle and delay during morning on our first day.
Yamagata 3 Days Itinerary and Things to do.